Treatment of the Obese Patient

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kushner, Robert F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bessesen, Daniel H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Endocrinology.; Pediatrics.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

This is a timely and informative updated volume for all health care providers challenged with helping patients manage weight. Similar to the well-reviewed first edition, Treatment of the Obese Patient, Second Edition is directed toward individuals who wish to read further about targeted topics, rath...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Genetics of Obesity
• Reward, Reinforcement and Impulsivity in Obesity
• Neuroregulation of Body Weight: Lessons from Animal Models
• Gut Hormones and the Regulation of Body Weight
• Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and the Complications of Obesity
• Critical Importance of the Perinatal Period in the Development of Obesity
• Body Composition in Obesity
• Gut Microbiome and Obesity
• Shortened Sleep Time and Obesity
• Adaptive Responses to Weight Loss
• Recent Developments in the Epidemiology of Obesity
• Assessment of the Obese Patient
• Behavioral Strategies in Weight Management
• Dietary Modification as a Weight Management Strategy
• Physical Activity as a Weight Management Strategy
• Weight Loss Drugs, Present and Future
• Surgical Approaches and Outcomes
• Pre and Post-Operative Management of the Bariatric Surgical Patient
• Early Findings from the LOOK Ahead Trial
• Treatment of Obesity in the Primary Care Clinic
• Assessment of the Obese Child
• Treatment of the Obese Adolescent.